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Title: "Fire Aid - WWII B17 Bomber"
Date Created and/or Issued: 1964/07/09
Contributing Institution: Center for Sacramento History
Collection: Center for Sacramento History Photo Collection
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Description: Caption from July 9, 1964 Sacramento Bee reads "NEW FIRE AID - A World War II B17 bomber, converted into an air tanker, takes on a load of fire retarding chemicals at the new mixing plant on the Redding Airport in Shasta County. The plant, background, is a joint venture of the United States Forsest Service and California Division of Forestry and is designed to save money and increase the efficiency of the air tankers stationed at the airport."
Type: Image
Identifier: F7BB6C8B-B26F-47C4-B78E-767920183634
1983/001/SBPM00112
Subject: Forests

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